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Atlanta's Pride Festival kicks off on Saturday

The annual festival gets into high gear on Saturday at Piedmont Park

ATLANTA — It is an annual celebration of Atlanta's LGBTQ+ community that stretches back decades.

This is the weekend of the Atlanta Pride Festival and Parade. Hundreds of thousands of people have come to the city for the big weekend.

Things kicked off Friday night, but they really ramp up on Saturday.

Piedmont Park is essentially the central location for where a lot of the events will take place.

Three different marches are scheduled for Saturday --

The first one starts at 1:45 p.m. -- that's the annual Trans March.

The last one begins at 5 p.m.

The history of Atlanta's Pride Festival and Parade goes back to 1971.

It is estimated that Atlanta's Pride Weekend attracts about 300,000 people to the region each year.

This year's Pride Parade is Sunday and will go through Midtown. It steps off at noon from the Civic Center MARTA Station, before ending at the Myrtle Street entrance to Piedmont Park.

A number of streets in and around the Midtown area will be closed as a result of the activities.

So, keep that in mind if you're in the area.

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